Where does “плаву́чий” come from?

плаву́чий (Russian) comes from Russian пла́вать, from Proto-Slavic plavati, from Proto-Slavic plàviti, from Proto-Slavic -vati.

плаву́чий (Russian): floating

Definitions

  1. floating

Ancestry of “плаву́чий”, step by step

плаву́чий traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian пла́вать

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпла́ватьto swim
2Proto-Slavicplavatito swim; to float; to sail
3Proto-Slavicplàvitito float, to sail
4Proto-Slavic-vati—

via Ukrainian плавати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianплаватиto swim; to float; to sail

Words derived from “плаву́чий”

Every word from Proto-Slavic -vati →Every word from Proto-Slavic plàviti →Every word from Proto-Slavic plavati →